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Ross. The Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity

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Belarus, Grodno region, Volkovysk district, Ross.

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29.11.2024

Description

In the town of Ross, which has been known since the 16th century, there are several pre-revolutionary monuments of architecture and antiquity. The remains of the Potocki estate with outbuildings and a mill, a synagogue, a church and an Orthodox church have been preserved here. The first wooden church was founded in the 16th century. The stone Church of the Holy Trinity was built with the permission of the Synod in the early 20th century in a pseudo–Russian style. The building is made of stone bricks, built on a high base of rubble stone. The church is active.

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Historical

Historical

Architectural monument

Architectural monument

Location

Latitude: 53.28341426
Longitude: 24.40507854

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Алег Дзьячкоу

29.11.2024

Ross. The Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity

The town of Ross has been known since the 16th century. The first owners of the estate here were the magnates Khodkevichi, then Rakovsky, Glebovich, Oginsky and Potocki. Several outbuildings have been preserved from the Potocki estate in Ross. There are buildings of a church and a synagogue of the 19th century among the monuments in the village.


The first Orthodox church in Ross is mentioned in documents in the 16th century. The issue of a petition for the construction of a stone temple was raised in December 1894 to the Grodno governor. Permission for the construction of the church has been obtained. In 1901-1903, the project of a new stone church was developed and approved. In 1908, a stone brick temple was built on a basement, which is made of rubble stone.


The church was built in pseudo-Russian style and consists of four main parts: the vestibule, refectory, prayer hall and apse.

The main entrance is created with a keel-shaped pediment on semi-columns.

Above the narthex there is a two-tiered bell tower-an octagon on a quadrangle. The upper tier of the bell tower is pierced by windows, which are completed with decorative kokoshniks, like ancient Russian temples. The bell tower ends with a tent with an onion. There are 2 additional entrances on the sides of the prayer hall. The apse is multifaceted with sacristy.

The church is surrounded by a stone fence.

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